Just to add something to this list of early D holders. My father was D-9. When those early D numbers where being handed out it came down to who had the cash first to obtain their license (according the what I was told as a kid). Most of them were young guys (early 20's) with families so extra cash was not exactly abundant for them.

About 15-17 yrs ago I attended the IEEE conference and this company located in Houston, TX had a booth as they made nylon webbing slings and we were looking for some new sources of suppliers for these.

So, a few months later, I was in Houston on other business & contacted them about wanting to discuss some business & to see their operation.

I walk into this guys office and the first thing he says to me is "My used to be president of USPA.'

Whaaat? I had a USPA member sticker on my briefcase and he saw it. Ed Fitch was his step-dad.

D-30 Allen MacPherson (Brother of Dennis, I believe). Heard he died mid-60's as pilot of a jump plane. D-79 Jim O'rielly jumped into Normandy as a teenager on D-Day, was my mothers JM at Tri-State in '61. D-136 Geo Gividen, former PCA Ex Director, ran Tri-State, had a wood leg from a war accident, removed it when he jumped. D-183 Mike Hilden was on of several Princeton students that jumped in Jersey, I think Dave Lithgow may have been another. Mike has been a Professor of Advanced Math at U of Hawaii for 30 plus years, very bright guy. Several former Air America guys on this list. Jumped with a few in Mepa Competition, Len Potts, Ed Marler, and a few others. Pop Quiz, where is WHO on this list?